Montreal City Council


The Montreal City Council is the governing body in the mayor–council government in the city of Montreal, Quebec. The head of the city government in Montreal is the mayor, who is first among equals in the city council. The council is a democratically elected institution and is the final decision-making authority in the city, although much power is centralized in the executive committee. The council consists of 65 members from all boroughs of the city. The council has jurisdiction over many matters, including public security, agreements with other governments, subsidy programs, the environment, urban planning, and a three-year capital expenditure program. The city council is also required to supervise, standardize or approve certain decisions made by the borough councils.

City Hall

Reporting directly to the city council, the executive committee exercises decision-making powers similar to that of the cabinet in a parliamentary system and is responsible for preparing various documents including budgets and by-laws, submitted to the city council for approval. The decision-making powers of the executive committee cover, in particular, the awarding of contracts or grants, the management of human and financial resources, supplies and buildings. It may also be assigned further powers by the city council.
Standing committees are the council's prime instruments for public consultation. They are responsible for the public study of pending matters and for making the appropriate recommendations to the council. They also review the annual budget forecasts for departments under their jurisdiction. A public notice of meeting is published in both French and English daily newspapers at least seven days before each meeting. All meetings include a public question period. The standing committees, of which there are seven, have terms lasting two years. In addition, the city council may decide to create special committees at any time. Each standing committee is made up of seven to nine members, including a chairman and a vice-chairman. The members are all elected municipal officers, with the exception of a representative of the government of Quebec on the public security committee.

Composition

The current city council consists of the mayor and 64 elected city councillors, including borough mayors. Unlike most Canadian cities, the city of Montreal has political parties; however, these are not chapters of any federal or provincial political parties, but are standalone entities at the municipal level.
Each borough is divided into between two and five districts, and has a different system of representation depending on its population. Each borough also has a five-member borough council, consisting of the borough mayor, any city councillors, and in certain boroughs additional borough councillors, as follows:
BoroughRepresentation on city councilAdditional representation on borough council
Ahuntsic-CartiervilleBorough mayor and city councillors for 4 districts-
AnjouBorough mayor and 1 city councillorBorough councillors for 3 districts
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-GrâceBorough mayor and city councillors for 5 districts-
L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-GenevièveBorough mayor onlyBorough councillors for 4 districts
LachineBorough mayor and 1 city councillorBorough councillors for 3 districts
LaSalleBorough mayor and city councillors for 2 districtsEach district elects 2 borough councillors
Mercier–Hochelaga-MaisonneuveBorough mayor and city councillors for 4 districts-
Montréal-NordBorough mayor and city councillors for 2 districtsEach district elects 1 borough councillor
OutremontBorough mayor onlyBorough councillors for 4 districts
Pierrefonds-RoxboroBorough mayor and city councillors for 2 districtsEach district elects 1 borough councillor
Le Plateau-Mont-RoyalBorough mayor and city councillors for 3 districtsEach district elects 1 borough councillor
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-TremblesBorough mayor and city councillors for 3 districtsEach district elects 1 borough councillor
Rosemont–La Petite-PatrieBorough mayor and city councillors for 4 districts-
Saint-LaurentBorough mayor and city councillors for 2 districtsEach district elects 1 borough councillor
Saint-LéonardBorough mayor and city councillors for 2 districtsEach district elects 1 borough councillor
Le Sud-OuestBorough mayor and city councillors for 2 districtsEach district elects 1 borough councillor
VerdunBorough mayor and city councillors for 2 districtsEach district elects 2 borough councillors
Ville-MarieMayor of Montreal
and city councillors for 3 districts		2 city councillors from other boroughs named by the Mayor
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-ExtensionBorough mayor and city councillors for 4 districts-

Party standings

The most recent election was the 2017 Montreal municipal election, in which Valérie Plante's Projet Montréal won 34 out of 65 available seats. She became the first female mayor of Montréal.
Party standingsParty standingsParty standingsParty standingsParty standingsParty standings
PartyLeaderSeats as of August 23, 2017Seats as of November 5, 2017 electionCurrent seats
Projet MontréalValérie Plante193435
Ensemble MontréalLionel Perez362518
Équipe Barbe TeamManon Barbe233
Équipe AnjouLuis Miranda222
Coalition MontréalMarvin Rotrand110
Vrai changement pour MontréalJustine McIntyre200
Équipe Dauphin LachineClaude Dauphin100
IndependentIndependent206

Changes since November 5, 2017 election

BoroughPositionPartyNameLocation
Ville-MarieMayor of MontrealPM PlanteValérie PlanteC
Ahuntsic-CartiervilleBorough mayorPM ThuillierÉmilie ThuillierNW
Ahuntsic-CartiervilleCouncillor, AhuntsicPM GouletNathalie GouletNW
Ahuntsic-CartiervilleCouncillor, Bordeaux-CartiervilleEDC GiannouEffie GiannouNW
Ahuntsic-CartiervilleCouncillor, Saint-SulpiceInd. ParizeauHadrien ParizeauNW
Ahuntsic-CartiervilleCouncillor, Sault-au-RécolletPM NormandJérôme NormandNW
AnjouBorough mayorEA MirandaLuis MirandaNE
AnjouCouncillorEA HenaultAndrée HénaultNE
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-GrâceBorough mayorPM MontgomerySue MontgomeryC
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-GrâceCouncillor, Côte-des-NeigesPM PopeanuMagda PopeanuC
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-GrâceCouncillor, DarlingtonEDC PerezLionel PerezC
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-GrâceCouncillor, LoyolaPM ArseneaultChristian ArseneaultC
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-GrâceCouncillor, Notre-Dame-de-GrâcePM McQueenPeter McQueenC
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-GrâceCouncillor, SnowdonInd. RotrandMarvin RotrandC
L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-GenevièveBorough mayorPM MarinacciNormand MarinacciNW
LachineBorough mayorPM VodanovicMaja VodanovicS
LachineCouncillorPM RouleauMicheline RouleauS
LaSalleBorough mayorEB BarbeManon BarbeS
LaSalleCouncillor, Cecil-P.-NewmanEB ZaracLise ZaracS
LaSalleCouncillor, Sault-Saint-LouisEB DeschampsRichard DeschampsS
Mercier–Hochelaga-MaisonneuveBorough mayorPM LessardPierre Lessard-BlaisE
Mercier–Hochelaga-MaisonneuveCouncillor, HochelagaPM CaldwellÉric Alan CaldwellE
Mercier–Hochelaga-MaisonneuveCouncillor, Louis-RielEDC Boivin RoyKarine Boivin RoyE
Mercier–Hochelaga-MaisonneuveCouncillor, Maisonneuve–Longue-PointePM LalondeLaurence Lavigne LalondeE
Mercier–Hochelaga-MaisonneuveCouncillor, TétreaultvillePM MironSuzie MironE
Montréal-NordBorough mayorEDC BlackChristine BlackNE
Montréal-NordCouncillor, Marie-ClaracEDC SariAbdelhaq SariNE
Montréal-NordCouncillor, Ovide-ClermontEDC RossiChantal RossiNE
OutremontBorough mayorPM TomlinsonPhilipe TomlinsonC
Pierrefonds-RoxboroBorough mayorEDC BeisDimitrios Jim BeisNW
Pierrefonds-RoxboroCouncillor, Bois-de-LiesseEDC LangevinBenoit LangevinNW
Pierrefonds-RoxboroCouncillor, Cap-Saint-JacquesEDC Clément-TalbotCatherine Clément-TalbotNW
Le Plateau-Mont-RoyalBorough mayorPM RabouinLuc RabouinC
Le Plateau-Mont-RoyalCouncillor, De LorimierPM GiguèreMarianne GiguèreC
Le Plateau-Mont-RoyalCouncillor, Jeanne-MancePM NorrisAlex NorrisC
Le Plateau-Mont-RoyalCouncillor, Mile-EndPM RyanRichard RyanC
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-TremblesBorough mayorPM BourgeoisCaroline BourgeoisNE
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-TremblesCouncillor, La Pointe-aux-PrairiesEDC GuayRichard GuayNE
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-TremblesCouncillor, Pointe-aux-TremblesEDC DecarieSuzanne DécarieNE
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-TremblesCouncillor, Rivière-des-PrairiesInd. RapanaGiovanni RapanàNE
Rosemont–La Petite-PatrieBorough mayorPM CroteauFrançois CroteauE
Rosemont–La Petite-PatrieCouncillor, Etienne-DesmarteauCouncillor, Étienne-DesmarteauPM WattStéphanie WattE
Rosemont–La Petite-PatrieCouncillor, Marie-VictorinPM PauzeJocelyn PauzéE
Rosemont–La Petite-PatrieCouncillor, Saint-ÉdouardPM LimogesFrançois LimogesE
Rosemont–La Petite-PatrieCouncillor, Vieux-RosemontPM GosselinChristine GosselinE
Saint-LaurentBorough mayorEDC DeSousaAlan DeSousaNW
Saint-LaurentCouncillor, Côte-de-LiesseEDC MieleFrancesco MieleNW
Saint-LaurentCouncillor, Norman-McLarenEDC SalemAref SalemNW
Saint-LéonardBorough mayorEDC BissonnetMichel BissonnetNE
Saint-LéonardCouncillor, Saint-Léonard-OuestEDC PerriDominic PerriNE
Le Sud-OuestBorough mayorPM DoraisBenoit DoraisS
Le Sud-OuestCouncillor, Saint-Henri-Est–
Petite-Bourgogne–Pointe-Saint-Charles–Griffintown		PM SauveCraig SauvéS
Le Sud-OuestCouncillor, Saint-Paul–Émard–Saint-Henri-OuestPM SigouinAnne-Marie SigouinS
VerdunBorough mayorInd. ParenteauJean-François ParenteauS
VerdunCouncillor, Champlain–L'Île-des-SœursPM ParentMarie-Josée ParentS
VerdunCouncillor, Desmarchais-CrawfordPM DowneySterling DowneyS
Ville-MarieCouncillor, Peter-McGillPM WongCathy WongC
Ville-MarieCouncillor, Saint-JacquesPM BeaudryRobert BeaudryC
Ville-MarieCouncillor, Sainte-MariePM MauzerolleSophie MauzerolleC
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-ExtensionBorough mayorInd. FumagalliGiuliana FumagalliE
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-ExtensionCouncillor, François-PerraultPM OuelletSylvain OuelletE
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-ExtensionCouncillor, Parc-ExtensionEDC DerosMary DerosE
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-ExtensionCouncillor, Saint-MichelEDC CorvilJosué CorvilE
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-ExtensionCouncillor, VillerayPM FilatoRosannie FilatoE

See the members of the Montreal Executive Committee